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Well  Minded  People 


WHO  ARE  HERE 


Straitned  in  their  EJiates  or  otherwife 


OR, 


Such  as  are  willing,  out  of  Noble  and  Publike 
Principles,  to  tranfport  Themfelves  or  fome 
Servants,  or  Agents  for  them  into  the  Wejl 
Indies^  for  the  Propagating  of  the  Gofpel  and 
Increafe  of  TRADE. 


NEW    YORK: 

REPRINTED  FOR  JOSEPH  SABIN. 

1865. 


No. 

Edition  250  Copies, 
of  which  50  are  on  large  paper. 


MuNSELL,  Printer. 


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NOTICE. 

The  following  Trad:  is  reprinted  from  the 
rare  Original  in  the  pofleilion  of  the  Rev.  F.  L. 
Hawks,  LL.  D.  It  is  of  extreme  rarity  and  is 
not  mentioned  by  any  Bibliographer. 

The  firft  Edition  has  no  feparate  title  page. 
The  date  is  fuppofed  to  be  1643. 

JOSEPH  SABIN. 

New  York,  1865. 


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Certain  Inducements 

To  well  minded 

PEOPLE, 

Who  are  here  ftraitned  in  their  Eftates  or  otherwife  :   or  fuch  as 

are  willing  out  of  Noble  and  publike  Principles,  to  tranf- 

port  Themfelves,  or  fome  Servants,  or  Agents 

for  them   into  the  Weji-Indies^  for  the 

propagating  of  the  Gofpel  and 

increafe  of  TRADE. 

Here  feemes  to  bee  a   great  Gate  \induce- 
opened  to  the  Gofpels    entrance    "^^"^' 
upon  the  Indians^  a  great  part  of 
them  being  already  for  the  moft 
part  reduced  to  civill  goverment, 
&  cohabitation,  to  live  in  callings, 
to  fpeak  Spanijh  (which  is  a  Lan- 
guage very  eafie   to   bee    learned)    and  fome   to 
writing  and  reading  ;  yea,  the  wildeft  Indians  upon 
the  Southern   Main,  have   bin   found   to  be  very 
open  to  convidtion  in  their  Religion,  and  others, 
(yea,   even  hundreds)    have   earneftly  deiired   to 
live  fomwhere   under   the    Englijh    Goverment, 
paying  Tribute,  and  would  defiroufly  Learn  their 
Religion :  as  being  refolved  the  Spaniards  Religion 

cannot 


(     8     ) 

cannot  bee  good,  the  Profeflbrs  thereof  are  of  fo 
evil  converfation,  they  generally  love  the  Englijh 
and  fome  are  proud  to  have  the  Englijh  names 
put  upon  them  ;  they  have  fome  remaining 
know^ledge  of  the  Creation  of  man  and  of  a  great 
Flood;  they  abhor  Lyers  and  Adulterers. 
Induce  Eafie  accommodation  for  Houfes,  for  in  fome 
"'^"^'  parts  there  are  fome  ready  built ;  and  where  they 
be  none,  a  great  number  may  bee  in  few  dayes 
fitted  for  their  prefent  abode  ;  for  there  is  no  fuch 
rigor  of  weather  to  force  fuch  exa6t  providing  of 
Houfes ;  but  the  matter  of  Fortification,  Food, 
and  Commodity  may  precede  better  &  more 
beautifull  buildings :  there  are  Leaves  of  a  fathome 
broad,  and  as  much  in  length,  which  will  fuffice 
to  clofe  the  wals  and  Roofes,  and  thefe  will  laft 
many  yeers :  but  when  it  is  feafonable  to  build 
fairer  houfes,  there  is  good  Timber  for  them,  as 
Pine,  Cedar,  Oake,  (fome  bearing  Acornes)  Lo- 
cufts,  Afh,  Mangroves,  Mancheneele ;  and  the 
worke  of  building  may  in  all  reafon  bee  farre 
cheaper  there,  where  the  workman  is  not  bur- 
dened with  Rents  and  provifion  as  in  Eng- 
lafid. 
Induce  There  may  bee  a  fpeedy  and  abundant  fupply 
ment.  q£  ^qq^  .  fpgej  of  fupply  appeareth  by  the  times 
and  kinds  of  fupply.  Englijh  grain  will  grow 
well,  and  yield  a  pure  Flower ;  Indian  Corn  yeelds 
a  crop  in  three  months  ;  Peafe  in  two,  Potatoes 
in  five,  Pumpions  in  three,  Cafl*avia  in  fix.  Plan- 
tanes  in  ten,  and   Angoala   Peas  in   five  months 

(thefe 


(     9     ) 

(thefe  grow  on  a  tree,  and  for  three  yeers  or 
more,  have  little  intermiffion  of  bearing)  Plan- 
tanes  continue  to  beare  well  foure  yeers  without 
any  intermiffion ;  there  are  other  roots  good,  as 
Illiamus  and  Difliway,  which  will  keep  in  the 
houfe  moft  part  of  the  yeare  in  ftores :  thefe 
things  for  fruits.  The  Land  hath  likewife  Hogs, 
Deere,  Rabbets,  Guianaes,  Armadillaes,  Weftco- 
toones.  Turtle,  Tilboa,  and  where  the  Spaniard 
hath  been,  or  is,  there  are  Goats,  Sheepe,  alfo 
Horfes,  AlTenecoes  for  Sevice,  and  Cowes  for 
food,  and  that  very  good  and  plentifull.  In  the 
Rivers  of  water,  and  on  the  Sea  coafts  there  are 
ftore  of  various  and  choice  Fifhes  very  good  for 
food,  and  delicate,  as  Pike,  Breame,  hogfiffi, 
rockfifh,  fnappers,  groopers,  porgies,  megfifh, 
parrotfifh,  grunts,  angelfifh,  blewcoats,  velvitcoats, 
morrage,  cunnyfifh,  lobfters,  ftingrayes,  horfeies, 
gevallees  pilchers,  ambrefifh,  and  oyflers ;  alfo 
turtle  of  divers  forts.  Manatee  and  divers  other 
forts.  In  the  aire  is  great  diverfity  of  Foules, 
Ducks  of  feverall  forts,  Wildgeefe,  pigeon,  parret, 
mackow,  turtle,  doves,  goaling,  Curlews,  palTo, 
flemingo,  heme,  peacock,  CalTooes,  cohooes,  tur- 
keys, cocks  and  hens,  blackbirds,  and  divers 
other  forts  both  fmall  and  great  very  plentifull. 
The  abundance  of  fupply  appeareth,  not  onely  in 
what  hath  beene  faid,  but  farther,  in  proportion 
of  encreafe  ;  one  grain  of  Indian  Corne  yeelds  a 
ftalke,  and  each  ftalke  yeelds  two  faire  eares  (be- 
fides  fmaller)  each  eare  containing  about  fix  hun- 
B  dred 


(      lo      ) 

dred  graines,  fome  eight  hundred  ;  fo  that  you 
fee  the  fruitfull  Land  yeelds  about  a  thoufand 
fold  :  fourteen  hundred  eares,  yea  fometimes  a 
thoufand  fills  an  hogfhead  with  graine,  and  that 
is  eight  buftiels  :  one  acre  of  ground  yields  ordi- 
narily ten  thoufand  eares ;  fo  that  fixty  foure 
bufhells,  are  commonly  produced  by  one  acre  at 
one  crop,  and  on  the  fame  ground  you  may  have 
three  crops  of  Corne  in  the  fame  yeere,  if  not 
foure,  and  this  Corne  makes  far  better  bread  then 
what  hath  beene  ufually  of  that  in  New- England 
and  Virginia  ;  and  indeed  it  may  bee  made  as 
good  as  our  Bread  here  in  England,  and  will 
make  very  good  Beere,  and  fo  will  honey  like- 
wife,  of  which  there  is  great  ftore  :  Peafe  planted 
in  an  acre,  which  three  quarts  will  do  ;  arife  in 
one  Crop  to  three  hogfheads,  fometimes  to  five, 
though  they  do  not  grow  at  all  times  of  the  yeer 
alike  ;  yet  there  may  be  three  crops  of  peafe  in 
one  yeere  ;  there  are  divers  forts  of  peafe,  and  of 
divers  colours,  as  red,  white,  black,  and  gray, 
fome  of  them  as  good,  or  rather  better  then  the 
beft  in  England.  Potatoes  yield  an  exceeding  en- 
creafe,  and  are  very  delicious  for  mens  eating, 
being  farre  more  pleafing  to  the  pallate,  and 
wholfome  to  the  ftomack  there,  where  they  eate 
them  frefh  out  of  the  ground,  then  they  are  here, 
when  they  are  brought  over ;  and  the  reafon  is, 
becaufe  they  are  commonly  two  or  three  moneths 
old  before  they  bee  eaten,  and  if  there  they  are 
kept   but    fix    dayes   after   they   are  out   of  the 

ground. 


(  "  ) 

ground,  they  are  efteem'd  fit  only  for  the  Hoggs  : 
Potatoes  are  alfo  extraordinary  ufefull  for  divers 
forts  of  Cattell  in  the  roots,  or  flips,  upon  which, 
and  the  generall  food  of  the  Countrey  ufually 
given  to  Hogs,  doth  yeeld  the  tail  of  the  Porke 
much  more  fweet  and  pleafing  then  ours  in  Eng- 
land^ and  indeed  is  as  palatfome  and  nourifhing 
as  Mutton  here.  Plantanes  in  foure  acres  will 
in  its  kind,  ferve  a  Family  of  twenty  perfons, 
both  for  meate  and  drinke ;  which  drinke  is 
pleafant,  quick,  nourifhing,  flrong,  and  like  fome 
Wines ;  Plantanes  are  a  very  excellent  fruit, 
whereof  ufe  may  be  made  in  fixteen  or  eighteen 
feverall  difhes  of  different  tafle,  yet  every  one 
pleafant  to  the  pallate,  wholfome  to  the  ftomack, 
hearty  and  very  nourifhing  to  the  body ;  they  do 
make  good  bread,  puddings,  tarts,  and  yeeld  a 
fine  flower  for  pancakes.  CafTavia  is  the  root  of 
a  Tree,  which  is  a  very  good  and  hearty  food, 
rofled  in  the  fire,  flewed,  baked,  or  boyled ;  it 
yeelds  likewife  a  very  pure  flower,  which  makes 
bread  to  vidluall  Ships,  that  will  keepe  for  Shippes 
ftore  fome  yeares,  and  continue  very  good.  Guy- 
anaes,  Armadillaes,  and  Weflcotoones  are  of  fe- 
verall fhapes,  but  in  their  tafl  fomewhat,  but 
much  better  than  a  Rabbet.  There  are  alfo  fe- 
verall other  forts  of  creatures  good  for  food  (not 
fpecified)  of  fuch  like  kinds.  The  Turtle  of  the 
Land  is  a  Beaft,  very  good,  wholfome,  and  pleafant 
flefh  for  meat ;  of  which  there  is  reafonable  flore. 
Tilboa  is  a  Creature,  the  flefh  whereof  eateth  like 

Biefe, 


(        12        ) 

Biefe,  and  is  almofl  as  big  as  an  Oxe  ;  thefe  about 
the  Seacoaft  are  fomwhat  rare,  but  up  in  the 
Countrey,  by  hidians  and  fome  Englijh  relations, 
much  more  plentifull.  As  for  Fifh,  it  would  be 
too  tedious  to  relate  the  nature  and  quality  of 
every  particular  fort ;  we  fhall  only  make  a  true 
relation  of  fome  of  the  cheifeft.  The  Hogfifh  is 
much  better  than  our  Salmon  ;  and  is  in  taft  ex- 
ceedingly pleafant,  it  is  a  broad  red  filh  and  about 
the  bignelfe  of  an  ordinary  Salmon  ;  from  which 
fifh  being  rofled,  a  pint  of  pure  fat  hath  dropped, 
which  fat  is  good  for  divers  ufes  to  dreffe  vi<5tualls. 
Rockfifh  is  of  feverall  fizes,  ordinarily  as  big  as  a 
codfifh  and  fome  are  much  bigger  and  is  better 
then  a  Codfifh.  Snappers  are  about  the  bignes 
of  a  Salmon,  and  are  as  good  as  the  Hogfifh. 
Gropers  are  about  the  fize  of  a  Codfifli,  and  as 
good  and  rather  better.  Porgies  are  in  good- 
neffe  neer  to  that  of  the  hogfifh,  but  not  above 
half  fo  big.  Megfifh  is  as  big  as  the  Porgie,  and 
not  much  inferiour  to  it  in  goodneffe.  Of  the 
Sea  Turtle  fifh,  very  much  may  be  fpoken  in 
point  of  its  goodnes  ;  it  is  a  creature  living  in 
the  Sea,  and  feeding  upon  the  graffe  growing  in 
the  bottome  of  the  Sea,  whereof  there  is  plenty, 
the  flefh  of  this  creature  is  very  good,  and  eats 
much  like  Veale  ;  this  meat  out  of  an  hidden 
quality,  is  very  medinicall  for  the  cure  of  the 
difeafes  of  the  Dropfie  and  Fluxes,  into  which  fome 
falls,  though  feldome  ;  and  gently  purgeth  their 
bodies   throughly,  and  worketh  a   perfed:   cure  ; 

the 


{      13      ) 

the  flefh  thereof  may  very  well  be  eaten  without 
bread,  and  is  marvellous  nourifhing  and  very  de- 
lirable,  it  yeelds  good  ftore  of  oyle,  which  is  fo 
inofFenfive,  that  halfe  a  pint  may  bee  drunke  at  a 
draught ;  it  is  in  colour  yellow,  and  in  goodnes  to 
be  ufed  as  butter,  being  but  little,  or  not  at  all 
inferior  to  it :  it  .is  alfo  very  foveraigne  being 
compofed  with  other  things  into  a  falve,  for  any 
green  wounds,  or  old  fores,  as  by  experience  hath 
appeared  :  fomc  of  thefe  Fifhes  in  fpawning  time, 
will  lay  two  or  three  hundred  eggs,  which  egges 
are  about  the  bignelTe  of  an  Hens  egge,  and  are 
good  to  be  eaten  ;  this  Fifh  is  very  plentiful!,  fo 
that  fome  have  taken  forty  at  a  fifhing,  and  fome- 
times  more,  and  of  fuch  large  lizes,  that  fome  one 
of  them  will  ferve  fifty  men  at  a  meale  ;  the  fiefli 
hereof  is  ordinarily  powdred  up  in  hogfheads  for 
Ships  provilion  ;  many  other  are  the  rare  qualities 
of  this  Fifh  (it  may  be  called  a  Fifh,  for  it  is  in- 
deed rather  flefh)  and  of  thefe  Turtles  there  are 
feverall  forts,  as  green  Turtle,  hawkesbill  Turtle 
(of  which  is  the  fhell  for  Combes)  Logger  heads, 
trunck  Turtle,  Lady  Turtle,  fome  better,  fome 
worfe,  but  all  good  for  food,  and  the  befl  is  moft 
plentifull.  Manatee  is  likewife  a  creature  living 
in  the  Sea,  and  might  well  be  tearmed  a  Sea  Cow, 
for  the  taft  thereof  is  like  Biefe,  and  is  very  good, 
and  taketh  salt  likewife ;  this  Creature  hath  a 
flone  which  is  a  very  foveraign  remedy  for  the 
Stone  in  the  Bladder,  and  very  helpfull  to  women 
in  travel,  as    hath    often    been    proved ;    as   alfo 

againfl 


(      H      ) 

againfl:  the  Cramp,  for  which  particulars,  there 
are  likewife  many  other  things,  as  Sharkes  ftones. 
Crabs  ftones,  and  many  other  medicines  from  fe- 
verall  fenfibles  and  vegitables,  for  the  difeafes 
there,  and  alfo  for  the  difeafes  raigning  in  other 
parts,  of  which  good  ufe  may  be  made. 

4  Induce      Sufficient  provifion  for  clothing  in  two  or  three 
"^^"^    yeares ;  for  Cotton-feed  being  planted,  yeelds  in 

four  or  five  moneths,  and  of  this  divers  kindes  of 
linnen  cloathing,  both  inward  and  outward,  may  be 
made,  as  alfo  ftockins  and  gloves.  Befides,  there 
is  a  filke-grafle,  which  growes  naturally,  and  may 
be  cut  once  a  year ;  this  by  the  Indians  is  eafily 
fitted  to  make  cordage,  and  to  be  fpun  into  a  fine 
thread,  very  good  to  make  ftuffes,  which  queftion- 
lefl'e  would  be  very  fine  and  rich,  it  being  in 
its  nature  and  colour  much  like  raw  filke.  The 
bodies  of  Plantane  trees,  and  leaves  of  Pine-apple- 
trees,  doe  alfo  yeeld  a  fine  thread.  Sheep  profper 
well  there,  and  filke-wormes  are  likely  to  doe  fo ; 
yet  were  it  better  to  have  occafion  to  fetch  filke 
from  the  neighbouring  Eaji-India,  as  the  Spaniards 
ufe  to  doe.  Hides  are  eafily  in  three  or  foure 
moneths  tanned,  to  make  Leather  for  fhoes  and 
boots ;  there  is  matter  likewife  to  make  hats. 

5  Induce      Of  commodities   there   are  in  being,    Indico, 
"^^"^    Cocheneale,    Annottoe,     Balfame,     Sugar-canes, 

Ginger,  Silke-grafle,  Silke-cotton,  and  other  Cot- 
ton, Sarfaperilla,  and  other  drugges;  Bees-waxe, 
Dete  (which  is  an  excellent  perfume,  growing 
naturally,  and  there  is  fome  probability  it  would 

bee 


(     15     ) 

bee  much  better  being  tranlplanted ;)  divers  forts  of 
Dying  woods,  alfo  Tarre,  Pitch,  Tallow,  Hides, 
befides  the  Mines  of  Silver  and  Gold,  there  is  alfo 
Copper  and  Iron,  it  is  fuppofed  likewife  that 
many  of  the  Eaji-India  Commodities  will  grow 
there,  and  fo  would  Vines  for  Wines,  and  Olives 
for  Oyle  in  that  foile  and  clime,  as  the  like  ex- 
perence  fhewes,  and  the  prohibition  of  the  King 
of  Spaine  witneiTeth  :  Alfo  there  are  Pearls,  and 
fome  Spices;  yea  there  is  a  barke  of  a  Tree, 
which  is  white,  that  feemeth  a  compound  of  all 
Spices. 

The  comfort  of  Fruit,  which  are  fo  refined  by  6  Induce 
the  Sunne  and  wholfome,  that  they  infe^l  not  ^^"* 
the  body  though  eaten  in  abundance  :  There  is 
moft  delightfull  gardening,  and  more  eafie  than 
in  cold  places.  The  forts  of  fruits,  befides  Plant- 
aines,  are  Pine-apples  (which  is  a  fruit  for  delicacy, 
delicious,  fweet  and  pleafing  tafle,  to  be  admired, 
and  the  fcent  thereof  very  odoriferous  and  pleaf- 
ing to  that  fenfe ;  it  is  accounted  one  of  the 
primeft  fruits  in  the  whole  world)  Oranges, 
Lemmons,  Lymes,  Pome-citrons,  Figges,  Pome- 
granats.  Coco-nuts,  Supporters,  Guava's,  yellow 
Plums,  Mameele,  Cuftard-fruit,  Water-Millions 
(a  Fruit  as  big  as  a  Pompion  here,  which  yeelds 
about  a  quart,  fome  a  pottle  of  very  pleafant 
liquor,  and  very  good  againfl  the  Stone  Collick 
and  Stone  in  the  Bladder)  Mufk-Millions,  a  kind 
of  Cherries  with  three  ftones,  Prickle-peares,  and 
Pinguins,  all  thefe  very  good,  the  trees  alwayes 
green  and  pleafant  to  behold.  The 


(     i6     ) 

7  Induce  ^pj^^  moderation  of  neceflary  charge,  and  paines 
of  railes  and  pales  is  avoided ;  for  Lyme  trees 
fence  better  then  any  quick  fet  in  England,  any 
eafie  hand  of  woman  or  lad  can  plant  them,  and 
they  grow  up  and  beare  in  two  ye^res.  Three 
men  will  cut  downe  the  woods,  and  fit  an  acre  of 
ground  in  eight  dayes  to  be  planted,  afterward 
the  ground  being  kept  cleane,  is  alwaies  upon  a 
fhower  of  raine  ready  to  bee  planted,  and  one 
man  may  plant  an  acre  of  Corne  in  a  day ;  fo 
alfo  Plantanes  and  Peafe  ;  and  in  two  dayes  a  man 
may  plant  an  acre  of  Potatoes  :  Corne  and  Pota- 
toes need  weeding  once  a  fortnight,  and  an  Acre 
may  be  weeded  by  one  man  in  two  houres.  Plant- 
anes after  once  planting,  need  little  paines  in 
hufbandry,  only  fometime  fuperabundant  fuckers 
taken  away  :  The  Land  needs  no  dung,  nor  any 
fallow  yeares ;  the  Indian  corn  needs  no  plowing 
nor  harrowing  ;  the  labour  for  providing  hay  and 
other  fodder  for  winter  is  needlelfe,  the  gralTe  be- 
ing alwaies  greene,  fo  that  it  is  eafie  to  keep  great 
droves  of  Cattell :  One  man  by  labour  can  pro- 
vide for  twenty  men  ;  the  Indians  are  alfo  apt  to 
labour,  and  will  be  helpfull  in  making  cordage, 
alfo  in  building  and  Smiths  worke,  fo  likewife  in 
Fifhing.  By  thefe  particulars,  and  the  former, 
it  may  be  perceived  how  a  godly  people  may  be 
inabled  in  the  Wefi:  Indies  to  bee  more  liberal! 
to  God  in  publike  and  domefliike  duties :  which 
leifure  feems  to  be  contrived  by  providence  in 
thefe  benigne   parts,   to   bring   thefe  Gentiles,  to 

which 


(     17     ) 

which  every  pious  family  will  conduce  fome- 
thing  :  alfo  a  people  of  large  hearts  may  bee  there 
more  free  to  each  other,  in  adls  of  hofpitality, 
curtefie,  reliefe,  and  commerce,  neither  fliall  they 
be  neceffitated  by  covetoufnelTe,  or  rigid  dealing, 
to  occafion  reproach,  under  which  fome  are  here, 
to  the  griefe  of  others  and  themfelves.  Alfo 
pretious  fouls  fettled  in  thefe  parts  (hall  be  ex- 
empted from  the  drudgery,  which  they  are  put 
to  in  England,  and  other  places ;  fo  that  as  their 
names  may  be  freed  from  reproach,  their  bodies 
may  be  freed  from  moyling,  fo  their  hearts  from 
a  great  deale  of  care ;  yea,  though  they  have 
many  Servants  and  Children  to  keepe,  they  are 
not  burdenfome,  but  helpfull :  neither  doth  heat 
or  cold  procure  any  impeachment  to  the  labour 
of  body,  or  fludy  of  minde. 

The  healthfulnelTe  of  the  Climate  :  there  is  no  8  induce 
Itch,  Scab,  Diftillation  by  the  nofe,  nor  Cough,    "'^"^ 
nor  Lice  upon  the  body,  nor  fmall  Poxe,  Meafels, 
Confumption,   Gout,   Paliie,   or  any  plethorique 
defeafes  are  feldome  or  never  found  there. 

The  divifion  or  allotment  of  Lands  in  the  firft 
yeare  is  to  be  as  followeth,  to  be  Freehold  land    mem 
to  all  the  perfons  hereafter  mentioned,  and  their 
heires  and  affignes  for  ever  hereafter,  viz. 

I  All  that  iliall  land  at  firft,  and  within  the  firft 
two  moneths  after  the  firft  arrivall,  are  to  have 
fixe  acres  for  every  head  or  perfon  within  foure 
miles  of  the  Townes  circumference,  and  fixty 
acres  an  head  in  fome  other  place :  and  Servants 
C  are 


(     i8     ) 

are  to  have  the  like  quantity  when  they  come  out 
of  their  times. 

2  All  that  fhall  land  betweene  the  firfl  two 
moneths  and  the  end  of  the  next  foure  moneths, 
are  to  have  fixe  acres  an  head  within  foure  miles 
of  the  Townes  circumference,  and  fifty  acres  an 
head  in  fome  other  place  ;  and  fervants  are  to 
have  the  like  quantity  when  they  come  out  of 
their  times. 

3  All  that  fhall  land  betweene  the  firfl  fixe 
moneths  and  the  end  of  the  next  fixe  moneths, 
are  to  have  foure  acres  an  head  within  foure  miles 
of  the  Townes  circumference,  and  30  acres  an 
head  in  fome  other  place,  and  fervants  are  to  have 
the  like  quantity  when  they  come  out  of  their 
times. 

Moreover,  unto  every  Mafter  or  Family  there 
fhall  be  allotted  a  certaine  portion  of  ground  in 
the  town  for  building  of  houfes  and  for  gardens, 
&c.  and  alfo  to  every  Servant  when  they  come 
out  of  their  times. 

And  for  encouragement  to  well  afFefted  per- 
fons  to  contribute  moneys  for  a  publique  flock ; 
it  is  agreed,  that  he  that  puts  into  the  faid  pub- 
lique flocke  one  hundred  pounds,  fhall  have  for 
it  five  hundred  Acres  of  Land,  and  his  money 
paid  him  back  againe  in  convenient  time  out  of 
the  publike  profit  and  revenue,  and  fo  propor- 
tionably  for  every  fumme  under  or  above  one 
hundred  pounds  :  and  that  every  man  not  going 
in  perfon  fhall  notwithflanding  if  hee  adventure 

any 


(     19     ) 

any  fumme  of  money,  have  the  like  priviledge  : 
And  likewife  every  man  not  going  in  perfon,  but 
fending  fervants,  lliall  [have]  the  like  priviledge 
for  the  faid  fervants,  as  if  he  went  in  perfon,  and 
his  fervants  at  the  expiration  of  the  time  of  their 
fervice,  demand  and  receive  as  their  due  the  pro- 
portion of  land  above  fpecified. 


OBIECTIONS 


tfi'^^n  Kfii;**  J**  J^^;3lJlE<!}i^^  K&*  t^'T^>>J!^  rfS^^i^f^^^ 


OBIECTIONS 

Anfwered. 

Objca.i.  O  Ome  will  fay  the  heat  of  the  Countrey  is  intolle- 
^  rable. 

Anfwer.  There  are  fome  hundreds  here  in  London,  who 
befides  the  many  thoufands  of  our  Country  men 
there  (that  have  had  opportunity  of  returning, 
had  they  defired  it)  beare  witnefTe  to  the  con- 
trary ;  the  one  refolving  to  end  their  dayes  there  ; 
the  other  generally  deliring  nothing  more,  then 
to  returne  to  thofe  parts  againe,  as  the  onely 
fweete  Climate,  affording  all  comfortable  meanes 
of  Livelyhood,  beyond  any  other  latitude  known 
to  them  in  the  whole  World :  befides,  the  tem- 
peratnefle  of  the  Climate  is  cleared,  not  only  by 
experience  as  aforefaid,  but  by  reafon  it  felfe, 
for  the  coole  aire  riling  and  increaling  with  the 
riling  and  flrength  of  the  Sunne,  which  cooles 
and  qualifies  the  otherwife  extraordinary  heat. 
Againe,  the  nights  are  long,  the  Sun  fetting 
twelve  houres,  and  the  Sunne  being  dired:ly  under 
the  Earth,  the   aire  and  earth   is  much  cooled 

thereby. 


(       21        ) 

thereby.  And  laftly,  the  Grafle  being  alwaies 
greene,  plainly  demonftrates  that  there  is  no  fuch 
parching  heat  as  is  conceived,  and  wee  know  to 
be  in  other  Countreys. 

Some  will  fay  the  heat  and  plenty  in  thofe  parts  Ot)jea.2. 
are  Enemies  to  Procreation. 

The  Spaniards  who  may  be  reckoned  among  ^'?/«'^'" 
the  mofl  luxurious  livers  in  the  World,  do  con- 
fute this  opinion ;  for  they  have  not  only  plenty 
of  children  begotten  in  Wedlocke,  but  alfo  nu- 
merous multitudes  of  a  mixt  generation,  which 
they  beget  on  Negroes  and  Indian  Women  ;  the 
firft  called  MolattoeSy  the  other  Mejieeces^  of  both 
which  there  are  multitudes  :  and  many  Engli/h 
Women  have  two  children  at  a  birth. 

Few  Children  live  after  two  or  three  Teeres  oldy  Objea.3. 
and  rarely  come  to  the  Jl ate  of  Men  and  Women. 

Though  there  hath  been  fome  feeming  ground  Anfwer 
for  this,  in  the  mortality  of  divers  heretofore,  yet 
it  is  and  ever  was  a  meer  fcandall ;  as  the  Objec- 
tion arofe  at  firft  from  the  fcandalous  and  moft 
intemperate  courfes  of  Parents  (in  part)  Mothers 
giving  themfelves  to  the  drinking  of  hot  waters, 
as  familiarly  (when  they  could  get  them)  as  wee 
doe  Beere   here ;  and  not   onely  fo,   but  giving 

fuch 


(       22        ) 

fuch  burning  drinks  to  their  Children  ;  which 
how  eafily  it  would  deftroy  and  overthrow  nature 
in  our  children  here  (when  flames  are  added  to 
the  fire  of  their  naturall  heat,  which  abounds 
in  them)  all  underftanding  men  know ;  befides 
wanting  of  milke  and  flefti  at  their  firfl  planting 
(wherein  now  they  abound)  the  Children  feeding 
continually  and  onely  upon  thofe  lufcious  fruits ; 
how  commonly  lefl^'e  excefl'e  (in  the  delightful! 
fruits  in  our  own  Countrey  and  Climates)  kill 
many  children  with  Wormes,  all  know ;  but 
fince  they  have  had  other  food,  both  Milke  and 
Flefh,  and  where  Parents  take  care  to  give  them 
what  is  fit  for  them,  this  danger,  and  the  Objec- 
tion therein  is  wholly  avoided ;  Children  living 
now,  and  thriving  as  well  there,  where  any  care 
is  had  of  them,  as  any  doe  here,  if  not  much 
better. 

All  which  confidered  and  layed  in  the  ballance, 
with  the  prefent  fad  and  fuffering  (&  not  eafily 
reparable)  condition  of  many  thoufands  here,  who 
either  by  the  plundering  and  utter  ruine  of  their 
Efi:ates,  by  the  cruelty  of  the  Cavaliers,  or  through 
the  decay  of  Trading,  made  now  fo  unable  to 
afford  that  helpe  unto  the  State  in  relieving  and 

fupplying 


(       23        ) 

fupplying  others,  that  they  are  not  able  to  fubiift 
themfelves ;  and  muft  fuddenly  (without  little 
lelTe  than  a  miracle)  prove  very  great  burthens  to 
others,  as  already  they  are  to  themfelves,  and 
whenas  fo  comfortable,  yea  plentifuU  conditions 
of  living  and  providing  for  their  Families,  invite 
them  to  thefe  more  propitious  and  abounding 
parts  of  the  World ;  it  feemes  not  onely  folly  in 
multitudes  of  men  that  thinke  there  is  no  living 
out  of  the  fmoke  of  their  owne  chimneys  (that 
hardly  afford  any)  but  cruelty  to  themfelves  and 
theirs,  to  welter  and  languish  in  a  fordid  condi- 
tion here  at  home,  that  might  fo  plentifull  pro- 
vide for  themfelves  and  theirs ;  but  ill  affection 
to  the  State  which  they  may  ferve  there,  and 
muft  over-burthen  here.  And  laftly,  it  is  moft 
of  all  ingratitude  to  the  rich  bounty  and  good- 
nelTe  of  the  Creator,  that  they  are  fo  farre  from 
making  ufe  thereof,  that,  they  abhor  the  thoughts 
of  going  to  fee  his  wonders  in  the  deep,  and  the 
deep  treafures  of  his  wonderfull  riches  in  thofe 
paradifes  of  the  Earth,  referved  (as  it  feems)  as  a 
fpeciall  part  of  the  recompence  of  the  ftraitneffe 
of  his  own  people  in  thofe  more  glorious  than 
is  yet  credited  in  other  parts  of  the  World. 

Acornes 


(      24      ) 

Acornes  were  and  are  thought  good  food, 
where  bread  is  not  knowne,  but  there  is  not  that 
difproportion  betweene  Bread  and  Acornes,  that 
indeed  there  is  betweene  thefe  and  thofe  parts, 
the  inclemency  and  barrennefs  of  thefe,  put  in 
comparifon  with  the  fertihty  and  nature  cherifh- 
ing  fweetnefle,  affording  fcarce  any  degree  of 
comparifon  ;  Befides  if  fome  good,  though  poore 
people  were  intermixt  with  the  many  thoufands 
of  our  owne  Country-men  already  planted  in  the 
Weft  India,  they  might  impart  fpirituall  riches 
and  treafures  unto  them,  in  participation  of  their 
temporalis,  and  bee  both  made  not  onely  happy 
thereby  themfelves,  but  communicate  much  of 
the  riches  of  thofe  plentifull  parts  to  thefe  (that 
are  made  indigent  and  wanting  of  them)  both  for 
their  comfortable  refrefhment  here  and  maintain- 
ing a  great  trade  with  other  Nations. 


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